Background
Shohaku Botanka was born in 1443.
Shohaku Botanka was born in 1443.
Studied under Sogi, the great master in renga.
By order of Emperor Gokashiwabara, he established a standard form for renga.
He was from an aristocrat family, loved tree peony, incense, and sake and had an elegant lifestyle.
Quotes from others about the person
Jouan Ryusu of Kennin-ji (Kennin Temple) wrote a praise on it. Ryusu's father, Tou Tsuneyori was also a renga-shi. The praise is a long one, over nine-hundred-letters long, stating that Shohaku was taught by Sougi and had a refined taste, while he also studied hard, knew the classics very well, and enjoyed the confidence of the emperor.